stabbing to death; putting out
Takahashi Korekiyo (1854.8.20-1936.2.26)
Kiyoura Keigo (1850.3.27-1942.11.5)
protecting the constitution
(Meiji or Taisho era) non-partisan cabinet
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
coalition cabinet; coalition government
normal practice; proper practice
majority group (party, faction)
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
not limited to; not just ...
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); Siberian Expedition
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
intelligence operative; spy
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
logistics; supply; communications
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
U.S. forces; American military
feeling (sentiment) toward Japan